Seattle Municipal Archives Guide
ID: 5287-01
Record Group: Wesley C. Uhlman
- Record Series: Wesley C. Uhlman Departmental Correspondence
-
1956
-1977
- 78.6 cubic feet
- 78.6 cubic feet
Correspondence with city departments regarding ongoing operations as well as specific issues and events. The largest
section of records covers the Executive Department, which includes the office and activities of the Mayor as well as sub
sidiary agencies
like the Citizens Service Bureau, the Office of Policy Planning, and the Office of Management and Budget. Mayoral staffe
rs' files are also included. Records relating to the Department of Community Development go into detail about the city's
neighborhood
improvement and urban renewal projects, including the Westlake and Yesler- Atlantic projects, as well as the plan to red
evelop Pike Place Market. Materials from the Lighting Department cover issues including Ross Dam and labor strikes. Poli
ce Department
files include citizen complaints as well as discussions of gambling and hollow point bullets. Other departments heavily
represented in the records include Engineering, Legislative (City Council), Human Resources (social services), and Perso
nnel.
Location:
Seattle Municipal Archives
Finding Aids:
Folder List
EAD Guide to the Wesley C. (Wes) Uhlma
n Mayoral Records
Personal Name Subjects:
Uhlman, Wesley C. (Wesley Carl), 1935-
Corporate Name Subjects:
Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk.
Seattle (Wash.). Mayor.
Seattle Transit System.
Woodland Park Zoo.
Topical Subjects:
Affirmative Action
Police Intelligence
Gasoline Shortage
Shorelands
Street Lighting
Underground Wiring
Historic preservation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
Pike Place Market
Aged
CETA
Bridges
Group Homes
Waterfront Park
Disabled Persons
Drug Abuse
Ross Dam
Zoning
Labor Relations
Medic I and II
Towing
Recycling
Civil Rights
Fluoridation
Gambling
Transportation
Housing
Alcoholism
Cable Television
Solid Waste
Traffic
Pike Plaza Redevelopment Project
Urban Renewal Program
Animal Control
Model City Program
Consumer Protection
Westlake Mall
Geographical Subjects:
Seattle
International District
Yesler-Atlantic Neighborhood
Central Business District
Seattle (Wash.)